They often are more effective at alleviating symptoms of menopause, less dangerous, and often less costly than patented pharmaceuticals they advertise heavily on TV and in magazines.
Each patient is an individual. Some patients with a history of cancer, depending on the type (ER+ or not), can take hormones.
I had thyroid checked and he said everything was fine, that these feeling were just a part of menopause. I think I am going to go off my prometrium and next month use a progesterone creme ans see if anything is different. What do you take?
Also, he mentioned that Prometrium will help protect me from endometrial cancer and possibly breast cancer. I read that it may increase the risk of breast cancer so I am totally confused.
Can someone help and offer advice? I am going for a 2nd opinion in December with another Ob/Gyn. Thanks.
I went through the saliva hormonal testing and found out that I am in menopause ....... being estrogen dominant. I am taking prometrium, 200 mg at night. My night sweats are gone - but I still don't feel energized.
My T3, Reverse levels are at 36 -- a little high with normal being 11-32 ng/dL. No meds were given to me on this.
Do I need to be on meds to keep this stablized? And I need someone to explain the Reverse T3 to me.
In the last few months I have been able to wear fleece pjs and socks to bed with no hot flashes. I was taking estrogel and prometrium but stopped at the same time the symptons started to abate. Am I done meneopause?
m) I was just recently after going through a series of tests to rule out any thyroid problems or other diagnosed with augmented LH and FSH levels and was prescribed Prometrium. I am 40 yrs old and my doctor said to try that before we start a different hormonal treatment for menopause since I'm rather young still. My question is threefold, is it possible the Topomax onset the early menopause and if discontinued is it reversible?
Ten days after starting the prometrium, I got a raging period. (boo) I am also experiencing some anxiety and panic feelings (not normal for me). Wondering if it is possible after all that I have not gone through menopause or if the progesterone has just resumed my periods articificially. I don't have a follow up until December as she wanted me to try 6 months of the hormone. Do I need to be concerned or are these just natural things? Thank you for your help and insight!
Vivelle-dot estrogen patch after surgery, and I felt fine. Two weeks later, he added a 100 mg. daily dose of prometrium to my HRT therapy to avoid recurrence of endometriosis growth. My problem is that I am having unpleasant side effects from the prometrium, including exhaustion, minor headache, and lightheadedness. I don't like how it makes me feel. What other alternatives would you suggest to the 100 mg. prometrium?
Dear jennphilg-
It is very unlikely that you have early menopause. Most of the time, the lack of periods, and the failure to have bleeding from provera, indicate that your estrogen levels are low. This can be due to many factors, including weight loss, low body mass index with less body fat than is required, stress. Sometimes, lack of periods can also be due to the opposite - being overweight, having some excess male hormone.
You are not considered in menopause until you haven't had a period for a year. Perimenopause can last up to 10 years, and you do still ovulate during this time, although it is common for your cycles to be irregular.
Having an LH surge does not necessarily mean you ovulated. All it tells you is that your body is gearing up to, or attempting to ovulate. Sometimes you won't and then may experience another surge later on in your cycle.
I had 2 miscarriages in the past and with this one i went on prometrium and baby aspirin although nothing was ever diagnosed either. i did not experience any bleeding as a side effect of the prometrium though. have you had a scan yet?
I had an IUI a few weeks ago and then started taking prometrium for ten days. I finished up last Wednesday so it has been 5 days. How long until I should expect my period after my last prometrium?
I stopped the Prometrium for 10 days and MY BLEEDING STOPPED ENTIRELY so it has to be the Prometrium. I know I need progesterone as still have my uterus but am I the only one that is seeing this happen? I was told by Sott Pelle providers that a women minimally needs progesterone 14 days every third month. Can someone tell me their experience with this?
Do any of you have suggestions? I noticed someone was on Climera and another was on the Vivelle w/ Prometrium. What dose of prometrium do you take?
While I still feel better than I did before my hyst. (pain wise anyway) there has to be some way to control these hot flashes!
I am not 100% positive but im pretty sure that you can only get this with a doctors prescription. I used prometrium pills that were prescribed to me and had no side effects. I hear the creams are super messy. Good luck!
I have never engaged in any sexual activities and do not understand how I got this disease. I took Prometrium in the past to regulate my menstruate cycle. I did some research on this drug and one of side effects for this drug is Herpes. Is it possible this medicine could cause a false positive or a positive blood results for Herpes Type 2?
I started a period after I stopped the pill this past September and have not had one since even after a round of Prometrium. My FSH is 26.1 and now my MD wants me to come in and take another FSH test to find out if I am menopausal. I guess he knows best, but I thought the test would be more accurate on day 3, but he said if I can't start it may be because of low estrogen/menopause. I can't do a day 3 b/c I can't start a period.
I went through an ovulation induction cycle and was put on prometrium (progesterone) to support a healthy lining. I am now 20 days past ovulation, no period, and three negative home pregnancy tests (it is now day 33 of my cycle and I am typically a 28 day cycle, like clockwork). I talked to the doctor today who told me to stop the prometrium and I should expect my period in 2-3 days.
Has any one taken Prometrium for abnormal bleeding? and if so did this medicine really works??.Thanks for any advice, it's very much appreciated.
I have had a migraine every day starting at around noon and lasting until I go to bed. I took prometrium prior to pregnancy for period induction which i took for 10 days and i would get a "withdrawl" migraine for a day or two. Have any of you ladies experienced this? I'm really getting sick of taking tylenol every 4 hours but my head throbs so bad i can't see straight if i don't. I called my doc today and of course he's out of the office.
They only took my progesterone levels once after I started the Prometrium to make sure it was theraputic and it was in the 20's don't remember exactly. But they haven't taken it again. But I've had 4 ultrasounds where we have seen baby's heartbeat and everything is well.
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